Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
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Faithfulness comes in all different sizes and packages. I was reminded of this as we celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary this weekend camping ​ glamping. I don’t do tents; we have a camper. Our celebration was a month late, and it didn’t start off as smoothly as I wanted. (Do camping trips ever start off as planned?) Our best made …
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Working through the Ruth Bible Study this week I realized that I want to be like Ruth. It’s not the romance (which I think we place in the story much more than what really happened). I want to be like Ruth because of how she lived and loved sacrificially. It seems that very little she did was for herself, including …
A.B Simpson, faith
It’s one of my favorite scenes in the Bible. Boaz awakes suddenly, turns over to find a woman next to him and her words were, “Will you cover me please?” Well, not in those specific words. That’s the Andy Lee paraphrase. This is how Ruth 3: 9 reads: There have been many debates about the specifics of that night. But …
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Can you look back and see the times a closed door or rejection or rebuke was Jesus protecting you? Do you know you are protected by Jesus? I know sometimes it doesn’t feel that way. When bad things happen, hearts are hurt, and doors slam in our face over and over, we may be tempted to believe that God is …
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Hiding my hurt, well, it’s a weakness. I can’t. My face will not do what I tell it to do. Some of ya’ll know what I’m talking about. My heart won’t obey either. It aches even when I list my blessings. Sometimes focusing on the things I’m thankful for helps, but the hurt still lingers. I’m learning that if you …